| 单词 | overcome |
| 例句 | Galen’s extraordinary logorrhoea—his surviving works amount to 3 million words, and represent perhaps a third of what he wrote—is the consequence of his obsessive and futile effort to overcome this insuperable obstacle. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Anger overcame reason and he launched himself into the display case. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But the fear of hurtling through the air on a wounded bat quickly overcame him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was that, the knowing that we would win, and the excitement that overcame the being scared. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the high-pitched sound of a woman who has been calling not once, but several times; and had the nervous tone of one in whom anxiety was beginning to overcome impatience. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Booth, overcome with despair, sets the papers aside. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z In pain and overcome by anger, Joycelyn jabbed her fingers into the other girl’s eyes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The stealth of it shamed him—but not enough to overcome the pride he felt at the knowledge that one of the many petals on the bowl was his. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z But the entire national supply of copper had been requisitioned for other war needs, and not even Groves’s bullishness could overcome that cold fact. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The pack of muttation tributes draws closer and closer until it overcomes me with hot breath and dripping fangs and I scream, myself awake. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over and lifted die headset off his right ear and put it on his temple, yelling to overcome die sound of the engine. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Reading over the lists, I found myself trying to imagine the support groups for those struggling to overcome their fears of rust or teeth, heredity or string. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Your writing shows promise. If you’re able to overcome the difficulties like the one you describe in your paper and you continue working as hard as you have, you’re going to succeed.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The Nationalists’ long-term strategy to overcome our strength was to build an anti-ANC alliance with the Inkatha Freedom Party and to lure the Coloured Afrikaans-speaking voters of the Cape to a new National Party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, I was so overcome with gratitude in that moment that there wasn’t room for much else. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Charles moved back to the house and lived in a kind of savage filth, taking a satisfaction in overcoming the work of the grumbling woman. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The man continues to record even as he is overcome with emotion and can barely speak. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I imagined visiting the wicked country of Italy, where the men are taught to overcome virgins and the women know many freedoms. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Having to work closely with these women helped Klavdiya overcome this prejudice. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She’d been overcome with relief when she learned that Harris was safe at Camp Four. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Still, the escape plan, such as it was, went forward as Shin’s excitement overcame his fear. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I find them inspiring for lots of reasons: the intensity of work, intellect, and emotion they bring to the stage; the obstacles they overcome; the love they show one another. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She thinks I’m overcome with emotion because she didn’t bust me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I have offended him, I thought, panic overcoming me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was something else to the smell as well, some kind of richness that went with his hunger and that overcame the sick smell. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Young women, this is what this mentorship program is about. We will have fun, yes. But we will also discuss some of the distractions and barriers to success and hopefully gain strategies for overcoming them.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z His face went blank for a second, and then mortification overcame everything. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One day I was reading one such letter to a migrant worker named Phineas, when I was overcome with feelings and started crying. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t let yourself be overcome by sleep, Eliezer. It’s dangerous to fall asleep in snow. One falls asleep forever. Come, my son, come . . . Get up.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z How will I overcome my dread in only two months? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It takes everything you got to overcome all that and heave yourself into the car. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But let me not hate and despise myself too much for these feelings; I know them to be wrong—that is a great step gained; I shall strive to overcome them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Somebody’s short, wrinkled grandma stood there, eyes folded shut, hands raised with the Spirit, murmuring over and over, “We’re ready for the overcoming, Lord. We been singing for it long enough.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z It was a strange and unsettling sight, like he was standing at the edge of the universe, and for a brief moment he was overcome by ver-tigo, his knees weakening before he steadied himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z I looked down at the Copper Key in my hand and felt overcome with wonder and elation. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In the end the temptation to find out overcame his fear; he slipped a hand into his pocket. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Finding my seat at last, I was overcome with a presentiment of worse things to come. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept nibbling, spacing, arranging, and rearranging until sleep overcame him and he curled up tight and nodded away. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Both were working after hours; they were found in the back war room, huddled together, trapped, overcome by fumes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “There is a way to overcome those influences. If Darkness is willing to perform a blessing, that is.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes they give an advantage for profiting by a situation;—but they also bring consequences along with them, in that they arouse prejudices which have to be overcome. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He had hoped Gurgi would have overcome his fear, but he could not blame the creature for running off after his ordeal in the whirlpool. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z At home we dared not open the back window adjoining an alleyway, for fear of being overcome by the stench, or worse, being invaded by the giant flies and rats. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was finally overcome, a long glass shard with cloth wrapped around it for a handle was found in his waistband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Mr Charles described it, all three passengers seemed to be overcome as one by the realization of what an imposing physical force my father was. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z God had helped me to win, to overcome. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Although the men gathered in the room saw the benefits to such a system, it took several more meetings to overcome the mutual distrust caused by years of bitter rivalry. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was overcome by the landscape, the forest, the silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But there were many technical difficulties to overcome. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I understand the fear that overcomes someone when a loved one is lost. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z That sympathy for people my father said she possessed had overcome all obstacles. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He should never have tried to sleep on an empty stomach, but weariness overcame his hunger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It is a wonderful thing to overcome fear. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Courage, Prudence, Aggressiveness, Loyalty to 4B, Charity, Faith, an ability to overcome adversity, and Hope.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, he could not quite overcome his surprise when, after a short while, they indeed came upon a swift running brook winding its way through a stand of rowans. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Without a doubt, princes become great when they overcome difficulties and obstacles imposed upon them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I had fought so hard and overcome so much. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It messed with their sympathy, with the story in their head about people overcoming adversity to be shining lights in the world. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Later, it helped me overcome my doubts and vulnerabilities enough to trust that if I allowed my family to live an extremely public life, we’d manage to stay safe and also happy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z So you can see why, on the day of the Annual Ballard Paper Mill Harvest-Time Employee Picnic, I wasn’t overcome with happiness and joy. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I could not let myself be overcome by fears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked from face to face, overcome with indecision. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Here it became apparent that Mr. Pilkington was about to spring some carefully prepared witticism on the company, but for a moment he was too overcome by amusement to be able to utter it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I’m overcome when I think about this place and about what it’s given us. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z From the tavern below a man improvised a ballad about “poor Mack Parker ... overcome with passion ... his body in the creek.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He could overcome two boys of eight, surely. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He lived around 600 B.C. and is said as a boy when looking for a lost sheep to have been overcome by a slumber which lasted for fifty-seven years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z My only hope is that one who flies down a stair rail as beautifully as you do can overcome his scruples in this matter. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Kaede slid her arm across Taisin’s stomach and nestled her nose into the crook of her neck, and sleep overcame her moments after she lay down. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But others, probably overcome with smoke, escaped the worst of the flames and now lie reeking in various states of decomposition, carrion for scavengers, blanketed by flies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Jones, overcome by a mixture of thrill and fear, saw John Wilkes Booth for the first time. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad was so overcome with joy and relief that he pulled the man into a bear hug. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z On the phone this morning, she told her mom and Malcolm that she didn’t want to think about her graduation, that she wanted this to be like any other day, but now she’s overcome. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A shadow appeared in the doorway behind him, and a moment later we were overcome by a noxious wave of stench. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At home in my room, I am overcome by words. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At this point, Leanne was so overcome, there was no getting another word out of her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly he stopped and stammered, overcome with surprise to hear himself saying such things. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z All the same, I was overcome with a strange sadness, at odds with the relief I had expected to feel, now that the threat which had hung over me for so long was removed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But as for many other institutions in the eighties, greed overcame history. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of it, her heart was pounding and she was weak—but the wine was overcome and her mind was clear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z LaPautre frowned, as though overcome with the weight of his vision. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The moment I entered the bright, buzzing lobby of Men's House I was overcome by a sense of alienation and hostility. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Why he at first refused to come to West Virginia with us and only at the last possible moment overcame his reluctance and jumped into the car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But she found she couldn’t overcome the silence. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Each time I enter the tiendita the whole big fragrance overcomes me, nearly lifts my feet from the floor. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Even the lure of dessert wasn’t enough to overcome Laleh’s sudden and inexplicable shyness. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I was overcome and felt the heart’s tears brimming in my eyes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly as he fixed the miserable rags round himself a feeling of pity for his ruined body overcame him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z As long as he could see another boat out ahead of him, as long as he had something to overcome, someone to beat, the boy was on fire. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My head was pounding, my muscles ached like I’d been run over by a bus, and whenever I tried to stand up, I was overcome with dizziness. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After a few squeaky misses, I overcame my reserve and tore my tonsils loose with a yell that would have been worthy of Zapata. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama leaned over, her face overcome with love. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And that is what Ultima tried to teach me, that the tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z How was she going to overcome this cruel pretty? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Taken by surprise and overwhelmed by sheer numbers, the Peacekeepers were initially overcome by the crowds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I was reluctant to do this as Dr. Naicker was my senior and a man who had suffered far more than I, but we discussed ways to overcome government restrictions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wouldn’t be normal if you were never afraid. Even the bravest men experience fear. One of the biggest jobs we all face in combat is to overcome our fear.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She would glance at August, who would be following all this like she was overcome with interest. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The wood, Pocock murmured, taught us about survival, about overcoming difficulty, about prevailing over adversity, but it also taught us something about the underlying reason for surviving in the first place. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Finally I overcame my timidity and asked him: "Sir, why did you become interested in the school?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It took Lee and his men less than three minutes of fighting to overcome the hapless rebellion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When I lay down to sleep, I was overcome by a wrenching loneliness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I seem to recall music—jazz or gospel—playing in the back, but conflicting with that I also remember a deep quiet overcoming everything. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But to Vetch, watching in terror through the dark twilight from far off over the sand, it seemed that Ged was overcome, for he saw the clear radiance fail and grow dim. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z If a Pogrebin is allowed to tail a human for many hours, a sense of great futility will overcome its prey, who will eventually fall into a state of lethargy and despair. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there was only one thing to do: overcome the river, and she had no intention of giving up. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The three outs come quick—which is great for us because the deficit we need to overcome doesn’t increase. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To deny the individual agency of those caught up in the system—their capacity to overcome seemingly impossible odds—would be to deny an essential element of their humanity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If the girls in The Joy Luck Club were able to overcome all the obstacles that they were faced with, why can’t I overcome mine? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Nhamo was so overcome with a mixture of emotions, she began to cry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt that if he should ever see her face again he would be overcome with a sense of guilt so deep as to be unbearable. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “How is the dictionary getting on?” said Winston, raising his voice to overcome the noise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In his present trouble I hope it will not overcome him—& the noble newspaper trust. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Faced with no crisis of action and with nothing to prevent them from continuing their life in the warren as before, the rabbits were nevertheless overcome by the conviction that their luck was gone. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z However, even those barriers between China and western Eurasia were at least partly overcome during the second millennium B.C., when West Asian wheat, barley, and horses reached China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He would overcome them: his band had grown large, and for the treasures Hrothgar could afford now to give them in sign of his thanks, his warriors became hornets. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph was overcome by the story, and neither he nor Frankie noticed how much time had passed. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I could have left and camped in the gorge again, but my enormous desire to see another human being overcame my fear of being discovered. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She played with Siddhartha for a long time, repulsed him, overwhelmed him, conquered him, rejoiced at her mastery, until he was overcome and lay exhausted at her side. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z A long high scream of orders, and the force divided itself into two: one to keep off the witches, the bigger part to overcome the bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, Colin Powell once said, “The best method of overcoming your obstacles is the team method.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Lee studied the shiny metal under the lamp, shifting the picture this way and that to overcome the highlights. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This last blow overcame her, and she knelt by Beaufort’s coffin weeping bitterly, when my father entered the chamber. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Stories of loss and tragedy, and how people overcome losses and tragedies. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Did you think overcoming cowardice would be easy?” he says calmly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As time passed, he began to nod, weariness overcoming him. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Is she ... “She was overcome by the heat,” said Grandfather. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She would talk of power as a yeast that could activate a malevolence that no force on earth could overcome once it had begun. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were trembling slightly, and he seemed to be overcome by the whole business. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, the vibration problem has been overcome by the exclusive Vibro-Dynamic-Lateral-Anti-Inertial Dampening system.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It couldn’t have been easy to overcome her anger with Rockmouth, but after Mrs. Beaver had a chance to cool off, she finally came around. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I was tempted to run to Miss Riley and beg for her help in overcoming this terrible injustice. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We just watch the phones as they vibrate and ring, trying to overcome our shock. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Neither wished to admit how overcome he’d been by the Whisperer. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z What do I need, to overcome my fears? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z To help the boy overcome these self-defeating tendencies, Collins ordered a clock from Germany with a special ten-second timer, and he insisted that Bobby play with it to practice thinking and moving more rapidly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the uproar, no one noticed that poor Pierrot was completely overcome and put his face in his hands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And when it does, we will have to overcome our fears and be prepared to confront it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Clara wrote them so they would help me now to reclaim the past and overcome terrors of my own. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Confronted with what he viewed as an intellectual treasure trove, this precise, meticulous, formal man was to all appearances overcome by enthusiasm and scholarly greed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “You need to understand your limitations so you can overcome them. You do want to win, don’t you?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Childish curiosity finally overcame the fear, and I hopped out of bed and tiptoed to the kitchen window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But Archie had overcome them as usual, pointing out that Leon’s need for an endorsement from The Vigils was a symbol of how powerful the organization had become. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “No method, no new discovery, can overcome the natural difficulties that attend a wound of the heart.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A visitor staying in Fairfax later recalled that people were overcome by “paralyzing fear,” and a reporter observed that a “dark cloak of mystery and dread...covered the oil-bespattered valleys of the Osage hills.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The lever was at work, overcoming Kaz’s resistance, moving him into place. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Finally, numbness would overcome him and he would drop on the bed like a huge limp seal and sleep for days. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I intend to overcome my humanness. I will become a god.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In space, with no gravity, there is no “up” or “down” for the heart, and when it pumps, it has an easier job, having only to overcome the resistance of the veins and arteries. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas stared, overcome with curiosity—he’d yet to see a Runner up close or talk to one. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Grief at last wholly overcame them, and they wept long: some standing and silent, some cast upon the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He’d always worshipped his teachers, had thought of becoming a teacher himself someday if he could overcome his shyness. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And I bet you think I’m kidding, but guess who overcame “sickness” and showed up at work just to use the color printer. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Thomas leaned back against the rough rock, overcome by disbelief at what he had just done. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z They were almost overcome by their own mercenary soldiers after the first war with the Romans, even though the Carthaginians had their own citizens as officers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Was there a way for the bubbly and optimistic to overcome the terror and loneliness? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her, who had ovemowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The time hasn’t come for people to overcome hatred of others because of something as insignificant as race. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z For a moment he fought against it, as if he could strike at the vision with his hands, his flailing legs, but soon he was overcome by a sudden and intense peace. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Stage two of training is weighted more heavily than stage one, because it is more closely tied to overcoming cowardice,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Often it involves overcoming my fears—as it did in this case. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some saboteurs have been arrested and all of them are non-Igbo minorities. I don’t know why these people insist on aiding the enemy. But we will overcome. Is Kainene there?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “With my help, and the help of these brave knights”—that description surprised Fabian and his comrades, I can tell you—“Jacob’s magic can overcome the dragon.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Momma said we had to fight the evil inside us by overcoming it with goodness. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was forever there to let me know every disadvantage I would have to overcome. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he began to swim—after he’d overcome the agony of starting and his muscles had loosened somewhat—he tried to think. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z As I speak, I think of the meaning of the words that praise God for his gifts and protection and seek his guidance to overcome every difficulty. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Therefore, such men encounter serious problems in conducting their affairs, and meet all their dangers as they proceed, and must overcome them with their virtue. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z I lean back on my pack, overcome by drowsiness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There was no way I could think of to overcome Chester’s game plan. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Marketers know that a salad or veggie burger in a fast-food chain gives kids something to say to overcome parents’ objections. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He and Robbie had been so close, and he could not overcome feeling responsible for Rob’s death. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And if any boy could come on her alone, he found himself drawn to her by a force he could neither understand nor overcome. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And somehow, putting Kelton at the center of my effort helps me overcome my own desire to drop where I stand. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Once, while dancing a piece from Swan Lake, she’d cried, so overcome by the beauty of it that she felt as if she really were the dying swan. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “To Thorn Laroux, I present the needle of never-ending mending! For overcoming your fears, and incredible bravery, in the face of terrible loss.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z After all, what is this Quarter Quell but...what was it President Snow read from the card? “...a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol...” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Initially I had thought with hard work I could overcome a fundamental squeamishness and distaste for my subject, that perhaps with even harder work I could simulate something like a talent for it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Now as that fear overcame her again she closed her eyes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, Hoover created a pristine origin story, a founding mythology in which the bureau, under his direction, had emerged from lawlessness and overcome the last wild American frontier. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We will overcome; we will endure all of life’s tempests. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Jane’s temper was not desponding, and she was gradually led to hope, though the diffidence of affection sometimes overcame the hope, that Bingley would return to Netherfield and answer every wish of her heart. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Poor, poor, Jude. It’s so hard to overcome so many disadvantages.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Given the relatively low salaries of many mathematicians, both failings might be overcome if multimillionaires supported mathematicians who wrote for a popular audience. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He clasped their hands to his chest, overcome with tears, and there was general acclamation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Yet habit had overcome her rationality and had made her ask me: “Boy, do you steal?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it is— remember—you 8c only you are responsible and it is up to you and you alone to overcome this part of your life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood against the wall for several long minutes, overcome with anxiety and indecision. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z In April 1998, I received the Most Inspiring Student Award, given to those who have overcome great obstacles and succeeded in life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “You will find him dependable, brave, resourceful, and loyal,” continued Azaz, and the Humbug was so overcome by the flattery that be quite forgot to object again. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And he was, at that moment, almost overcome with self-pity. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But the policeman urged me to go first, and indeed as soon as I was in the hall, the crowd surged forward and overcame the cordon of policemen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They suggested rejuvenation, pain overcome and transcended, endless love. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, when will we overcome all these difficulties? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She made it sound like black people are great and powerful: we can rule again; we can overcome. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For a brief second I feel strong—brave—but then I'm overcome by an intense wave of guilt. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “For not being able to live up to what we’d convinced ourselves of. That there was something special about Manifest. That we could overcome our past and start over.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion,” Roosevelt declared, “the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved his ships forward to engage in battle, confident that size and might would enable them to overcome Octavian’s smaller ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The men tried to look brave, but first one and then another was overcome with panic and bolted from the firelight. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As illness and exhaustion overcame her, she crumpled to the ground. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “I must point out that the move I have taken provides you with the opportunity to overcome the current deadlock, and to normalize the country’s political situation. I hope you will seize it without delay.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, Connor,” she said, “first impressions—especially when everyone is watching and waiting, looking for signs—are hard to overcome.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to explain the scientific method she had used in order to overcome the senator’s pragmatic resistance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z During the night, when he was overcome by sleep, he had nightmares of small brick houses in flames. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My refusals were forgotten—my fears overcome—my wrestlings paralysed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z After the movie, we listened to a panel of successful people who had overcome adversities. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He emptied it with delight and demanded more, and Odysseus poured for him until finally a drunken sleep overcame him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, I did!” and Meg hid her face again, overcome with shame. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z With his mocking, hostile attitude, Trueba managed to frighten off this man who had survived a concentration camp, overcome poverty and exile, and triumphed in the ruthless world of commerce. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole room shook as the snake flexed its muscles, shuddering to overcome Tyson’s strength. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Methuselah feigned indifference, but his natural curiosity soon overcame any chagrin he felt at not being allowed to pass the doorway. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She told me it was a symbol of a fear she had overcome, a fear of the dark. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z To overcome the difficulty of getting past that monosyllable, I took it from her, and said, repeating it with emphasis, “Well! Then, that is why it makes me wretched.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As Harriet watched these men parade through the sandy streets, shaded by the tremendous live oaks, one thousand ex-slaves marching in unison, she was overcome by emotion. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He proceeded to underline the historic significance of the occasion and discuss the need for overcoming mutual distrust. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The papers, he said, “included a statement on the special difficulties that would have to be overcome in making a plutonium bomb.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Weeds have overcome her husband's herbs, but she still tends to the tomatoes—his favorite—that glow on the vine every summer. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His timid show of affection did not work, nor did the unbridled passion that always overcame him in her presence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From this resulted the rebellion of Urbino, the insurrections in the Romagna, and countless dangers for the Duke, all of which he overcame with the assistance of the French. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z To overcome this stigma, Froelick used her married name, Anne Taylor, as a pseudonym. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I was overcome with such sudden guilt that I bolted to the bathroom and vomited in the sink. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil—a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z They could hardly believe what they had just done, and they were as overcome with emotion as Sørlle was. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Ah! Thou gifest me such hope and courage, and I haf nothing to gif back but a full heart and these empty hands,” cried the Professor, quite overcome. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He had had a lot to overcome, that was all. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In that instant, the Confederate force is overcome by righteous indignation. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He would hurl himself onto the street, overcoming every obstacle in his path, and remain at large for two or three days. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I like this, patron. In union there is strength, as Father Jose Dulce Maria says. If the hens can overcome the fox, what about human beings?” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “When your ancestors traveled from the Third World, they had to overcome four obstacles before the trials of the Fourth World.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And when the giggles overcame them, why, their mother was giggling too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z From the grille at the counter the steam of stew came pouring forth, with a sour metallic smell which did not quite overcome the fumes of Victory Gin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She’d have a lot to overcome when she finally got back on the road. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Once obstacles were overcome, it returned to its course, sighting on a star that indicated the location of the oasis. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He advocated separate but equal facilities and charged that government programs to overcome discrimination amounted to special privileges for blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And given the tone-deaf Darwin inheritance she had to overcome, she was clearly a musical genius. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Because he believed that the quickest way to ruin a horse was to overwork him, Smith resorted to creative solutions to overcome Seabiscuit’s weight problem. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Curiosity overcame all fears, and his house was crowded. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then she had to stop giving orders for a while as sickness overcame her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet even if all of those hurdles can somehow be overcome, there is still the matter of proving a claim of race discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And in standing at a lectern in front of students who were thinking about the future, I offered testament to the idea that it was possible, at least in some ways, to overcome invisibility. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He lay down on the floor laughing, absolutely overcome. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Me: “I dispatched black warriors raged against unjust barriers to find the black and strong had fallen divided deceived overcome.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I breathed into his silky hair, overcome by his sweetness. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Several students dozed in the back, overcome no doubt by the previous evening’s festivities. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Lady’s companion, the Chevalier, was opening the case of the lodestone resonator, and, curiosity overcoming resentment, Lyra watched to see what he did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Even Vannevar Bush, who had spent his career surrounded by accomplished scientists, felt overcome by the “stimulating” and “refreshing” atmosphere in the lab when he paid a visit in February 1942. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I fell to my knees, overcome by the horrid stench. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It might seem a marriage made in heaven, but there were still hurdles to be overcome before Kepler could achieve the breakthrough that made him a key figure in the history of science. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z As he saw her, love overcame his heart so that he thought no more of his promise to Thetis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her theory, demonstrated in practice, was based on the principle that a person who had all matters of conscience in perfect shape should be able to eat until overcome by fatigue. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It disgusted me at first, but suddenly I realized the only way to overcome this paralysis was to outwit him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Closing his puffy eyes, he allowed the pain in his scar to overcome him for a moment, wanting to know what Voldemort was doing, whether he knew yet that Harry was caught.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z No persuasions or enticements could overcome her fear, till, the fact coming to Mr. Laurence’s ear in some mysterious way, he set about mending matters. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, on the instructor’s order, I remember overcoming my every instinct for selfpreservation and pulling off the mask. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When would sickness and death be overcome by science? Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Even though the water has not been proven to contain any special properties, it was used in the elixir that seems to have helped many people overcome the sickness still plaguing so many outside Manifest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He had wanted it to be there, but now that he saw it, he was overcome with sadness. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And sometimes human beans is very overcome when they is hearing wonderous music. They is getting shivers down their spindels. Right or left?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Physicist Marc Millis heads NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Project and hopes to overcome this problem with the physics of zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z And even this enormous force might not have overcome the empire if while Cortes was building his ships Tenochtitlan had not been swept by smallpox in the same pandemic that later wiped out Tawantinsuyu. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They discovered that by making small but critical adjustments in how they presented ideas to preschoolers, they could overcome television’s weakness as a teaching tool and make what they had to say memorable. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a unique moment in the life of a charismatic prodigy in that, to arrive where he was, he’d somehow overcome his objections to how he’d been treated by the Soviets over the years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "Go on," overcome with the madness of the thing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a faint amusement overcame her face, and she said, “Okay.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Finally, sleep overcame my brothers and we turned in for the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But they were so attracted to Flo that they overcame their fear in order to keep close to her. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Thomas took it all in with a distant and muted wonder—he was far past being surprised or overcome by anything ever again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z On the third night of torture, overcome by asphyxiation, he went to Aureliano's room to ask him the favor of buying some powders to inhale at a nearby drugstore. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Bye and bye, when the morning come, when all the saints of God’s are gathering home, we will tell the story of how we overcome and we’ll understand it better bye and bye.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My purpose had always been to see past my neighborhood—to look ahead and overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The A July 1863 photograph of the Capitol building under construction, southeast view. people of Washington, overcome by news of the war’s end, hope to glimpse their president on this historic night. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Me: “I dispatched black warriors raged against unjust barriers to find the black and strong had fallen divided deceived overcome.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is a minor point that is easily overcome. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z While that was quite enjoyable, I felt overcome with an uncertainty of what to do with my hands. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z More dangerously, it was felt by many that the exuberance—the sheer play of language—could overcome the less thrilling but more valuable quality of judgment. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z During the night, Alba heard her rummaging in the kitchen and concluded that her mother’s hunger must have overcome her headache. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I sink to the floor, overcome with grief and guilt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One of its bearers had collapsed to the bricks, overcome by heat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And yet, the farther into this tunnel we walked, the more I was overcome by clammy, creeping dread—a feeling entirely apart from the one I sensed hollows with; this was simply a bad feeling. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z However, once they have overcome them and have begun to be venerated, having wiped out all those who were envious of their accomplishments, they remain powerful, secure, honoured, and successful. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The effort to recall was too great; there was a buzzing in his head, and a wash of fatigue overcame him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z About them were gathered the Rohirrim, the Riders of the Mark: wonder overcame their joy in victory, and their eyes were turned towards the wood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She concentrated on feeling calm, but instead she kept feeling overcome with the seriousness of their life now. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Radio listeners hear them coughing and gasping as they are overcome by the invaders’ poisonous black smoke. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Although Swiss and Spanish infantry may be considered terrifying, nevertheless both have defects, so that a third kind of military organization could not only oppose them but also be confident of overcoming them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z In recent years the sisters had become very close, overcoming an earlier estrangement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The old man was affronted, and Nhamo was too overcome with embarrassment to say anything more. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If I was going to invest precious hours into turning him inside out I would have to overcome the fact that I was—again—light on motive, seriously so. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I squat, right on the sidewalk, feeling crazy, overcome. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He had overcome all sorts of monsters and hardships with his quick wits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z That evening your skin was warm to the touch, and I was overcome with guilt. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Fear had overcome the Lytes as they had sat down to eat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Presuming I can overcome the problems, they net me another 20 square meters, bringing my farmland up to 126. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The children appeared before her like antagonists who had overcome her; who had overpowered and sought to drag her into the soul’s slavery for the rest of her days. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z A rash eagerness had overcome him, to go into his study and reply to Ifemelu’s e-mail, something he had unconsciously been composing in his mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But it became immediately clear that their extreme, unjust sentences were just one of the problems that had to be overcome. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A power they will exchange for the right to be overcome, penetrated. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her initial impression of Toscanini had been more difficult to overcome, however. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “As I lay there helpless, my life flashed before me. I realized that I had overcome too many obstacles in my life to just give up and die. I had too much to live for.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But for the first time, Doha felt a terrible rage overcome him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “As for you, Leo Valdez, stay close to Hazel and Frank when you reach Rome. I sense they will face...ah, mechanical difficulties that only you can overcome.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One has to confess, at that moment, to being overcome by a certain sense of discouragement. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z At last, overcome with drowsiness, she slid down into the bed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z But Tonya, back in the tail gunner’s compartment, was overcome by leaking fuel fumes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Most humans didn’t love one another nohow, and this mislove was so strong that even common blood couldn’t overcome it all the time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Despite organizers’ best attempts, mudsill whites could not overcome the whispers of the past—or the shouts of the present. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was jacked up on adrenaline, unsure of what to do next, overcome by a paralyzing mixture of fear and rage. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Suddenly, pacing by the water, he was overcome with astonishment. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Nancy felt sorry for him, but she felt a distance from him that she could not overcome. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was overcome with grief at the thought of leaving them behind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had to breathe deeply to overcome his shock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The best of them overcame their flaws, did their duty, and died with their swords in their hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His gentle words nearly overcame my hard purpose. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Poor Valencia was unconscious, overcome by carbon monoxide. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she kisses us each on the cheek and hurries out, overcome with either the emotional parting or the possible improvement of her fortunes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z That was the genius of Sesame Street, that through the brilliance of its writing and the warmth and charisma of the Muppets it managed to overcome what might otherwise have been overwhelming obstacles. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he said, many working-class students face obstacles they cannot overcome on their own. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Sarah had managed to overcome my uncertainty, my ignorance of cooking on an open hearth and teach me quite a bit. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Would I be able to learn enough to overcome my fear of eating them? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Kronos could influence people with dreams and trick them, but I didn’t see how he could physically overcome Artemis if he was still like a pile of evil bark mulch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And now the deep grumbling was getting louder and beginning to overcome the drumbeat of the Jackboots. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I sensed the government was anxious to overcome the impasse in the country, that they were now convinced they had to depart from their old positions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “All I meant was—” began Milo, but the Dodecahedron, overcome with emotion and shouting furiously, carried right on. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When she answers the telephone, she is so overcome with emotion she cannot speak. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It managed to overcome limitations that had plagued previous simulated realities. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And more and more prisoners kept coming, from every block, suddenly able to overcome time and space, to will both into submission. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He told us about all the struggles that he had to overcome to become who he is today. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Each time you pick up a book from a table or a dime from the floor you effortlessly overcome the combined gravitational exertion of an entire planet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I told people that Walter had overcome what fear, ignorance, and bigotry had done to him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Both of us cried as we hugged each other, each realizing how much we had overcome together. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “America will overcome this ordeal, and we will be stronger for it.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I was overcome with a strong mix of emotions. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “My ears are ringy. I scraped my knees. And I got some dirt in my eye . . .” Then Esme began to tremble and cry, the shock of what had happened overcoming her again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Finally curiosity overcame fear and she looked up. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “If you set the surge up high enough, you’ll be glad you’re awake; that’s the whole point. At setting C it overcomes the threshold barring consciousness, as it does for me.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Some of them portrayed her as a hardworking immigrant who had come in search of opportunity and had been overcome—temporarily, her supporters insisted—by the obstacles and the odds. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A sudden stupidity overcomes me, and I feel awkward standing there on her driveway. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He had both a stammer and a lisp, and was set to reciting, “The Spanish ships I cannot see them, for they are not in sight” in order to overcome them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Since farming created the conditions for swift demographic growth, farmers could usually overcome foragers by sheer weight of numbers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z When she eventually regained the island, she was so overcome with dizziness, she had to lie half out of the water for a long time until her strength returned. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Brutal, bloody Cato who can snap a neck with a twist of his arm, who had the power to overcome Thresh, who has had it out for me since the beginning. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Holmes was heroic as much for the obstacles he overcame as for the results he achieved. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Perhaps this was something that with hard work and determination I could overcome. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Terror overcame Pippin and Merry, and they threw themselves flat on the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He knew what it was to be overcome with terror. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He agreed to it, as he agreed later on to the leash, because he thought it was a passing fancy that could be overcome in time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In the distance the road curved around a hill, and she was overcome by the desire to run, to leave them all behind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The Christian religion gained influence in Europe over several centuries, gradually overcoming the old religions practiced by the people living there. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Supposing the king’s small escort was trapped and overcome, but he escaped into the darkness — alone in the wild fields of Rohan with no idea of where he was in all the endless miles? The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Shigemura was pleased and claimed that the turbulence of her ego was in the process of being overcome. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to overcome my emotional and sexual fears, to marry, have children, setde down. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Tom was overcome by the news; his brother—who was married and had three children under the age of eight—had seemed invulnerable to Tom. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’m so overcome with gratitude that I have to remind myself: This is my reward for all those years of begging and pleading, trying to whip up enthusiasm and getting nowhere. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t think life is necessarily fair. But if you persevere, you can overcome adversity. It has to do with a person’s willingness to work hard, and I think it’s always been that way.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The town up the road was overcome by yellow fever, he said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Ever since he was a small child he had the custom of leaving his hammock and waking up in Amaranta’s bed, because contact with her was a way of overcoming his fear of the dark. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Bigwig found some horse dung along the track, dug the worms out of it, overcame his disgust and carried them one by one. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When sleep finally overcomes me, the morning light creeps through my narrow window and forces my weary eyes open again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But I understand now what Tori said about her tattoo representing a fear she overcame—a reminder of where she was, as well as a reminder of where she is now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “No. I believe it. I know that you will fail. There is something in the universe—I don’t know, some spirit, some principle—that you will never overcome.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The rally ended as twenty-five thousand voices joined in singing “We Shall Overcome,” changing the words to express the triumphant spirit of the day: “We have overcome today.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z To overcome his shyness, he has imbibed just a bit too heavily. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Well, they trick her into coming out, and when she sees her reflection she's overcome by how beautiful she is, and then she's happy again.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I walked along, munching the yam, just as suddenly overcome by an intense feeling of freedom—simply because I was eating while walking along the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Some ran when they saw the scythes come out, but just as many stayed, their fascination overcoming their terror. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In the meantime De Young wanted Bloom to think about how much money he would have to be paid to overcome his reluctance. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As I tune Humble out, I eat not because I want to, not because I have to overcome anything, not to prove myself to anyone, but because it’s there. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes expressly focusing on black and brown children, theorists suggested that America would soon be overcome by "elementary school youngsters who pack guns instead of lunches" and who "have absolutely no respect for human life." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It is to me. I’m overcome with a desire for snacks.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I am overcome by the unfairness of it all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The first morning in the hospital, Sasha was overcome by anxiety. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She opens the door, and it seems frailty has overcome her in the past weeks. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He was overcome by admiration of his friend. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Equally exciting would be the work involved in overcoming that helplessness. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Finally Linda angrily turned off the radio and just sat at the table with her head resting in the fluff of clean kiddie togs, overcome by an almost pristine sadness, a feeling of hopelessness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, he had a greater obstacle to overcome than mice: the walls. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Brilliant immigrant kid overcomes poverty and the Depression, can’t get a job at the stuffy downtown law firms, makes it on his own through sheer hustle and ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, a dream,” and then sleep overcame her again and she fell back and began to snore, but the shock of the ammonia had lifted her up nearer consciousness and she was more restless. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I took a bite, finding it as sweet and hot as any I'd ever had, and was overcome with such a surge of homesickness that I turned away to keep my control. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Someday there might be a way to overcome this problem, but that time is not yet. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite his sturdy character, Severo was overcome when his daughter’s nightgown was lifted to reveal the splendid body of a mermaid. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen men with fourth-grade educations who could barely read making money hand over fist, and he saw the place overcome by decadence and greed until the bust. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He wanted you to tell him how to overcome the connection between our wands,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The door shut behind him, and he collapsed against the wall, overcome with guilt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Besides, if Phorcys caught them, Percy was pretty sure the sea god’s power would overcome his. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He could be overcome only by a supernatural force. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z While Aureliano Segundo ate with great bites, overcome by the anxiety of victory, The Elephant was slicing her meat with the art of a surgeon and eating it unhurriedly and even with a certain pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "All right, then we'll go," he said and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if, suddenly overcome by humility, he was asking fresh permission for this decision. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He was overcome with a humiliating feeling of impotence and was ready to weep in self-pity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I eventually overcame my paralysis and opened the rear door of the van. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A tremor shook me; it was as though he had suddenly given a name to, had organized the vagueness that drifted through my head, and I was overcome with swift shame. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Siddhartha sank down at the foot of the cocoanut tree, overcome by fatigue. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z It is just that he has learned to overcome what he calls his “blindisms. ” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Later still, when I overcame my grief and came to have nothing in my heart but loathing despair, my youngest aunt told me of others. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with everyone else, he had received his own bound and illustrated tale of love, adversities overcome, reunion and a wedding. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There were times when I’d sit in the parked car and eat my fast food alone with the car radio playing, overcome with relief, impressed with my efficiency. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But he looked at the fell faces of the Captains and their deadly eyes, and fear overcame his wrath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But all of those, once recognized, can be overcome. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A strange sensation overcomes me, and the edges of my sight grow dark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was problem after problem to overcome, not least of which was that their store of Polyjuice Potion was greatly depleted. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In moments their exhaustion overcame them, and both boys fell asleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I anticipated that I might have to overcome some wariness from Jesse’s employer, or puzzled colleagues, or cautious family members urging him to be careful. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as he had overcome his fear of the dogs, he was able to appreciate the beauty of the moment. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She told them that their job wouldn’t be easy, but she knew they’d be able to overcome the difficulties—including male pilots who didn’t take them seriously. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In a way, that incident helped me overcome the type of shame that leads many people to deny their heritage, to forget where they come from, for the sake of acceptance. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a terrible longing for all the people in the dream overcame her and she moaned softly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I pity the man who cannot overcome his cowardice, who cannot step on the neck of his own weaknesses. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Over time, we have figured out how to express and overcome our irritations and occasional rage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Stanley was overcome by a rush of dizziness and almost fell over. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “This is just what I am, what I have always been. I try to control it, but sometimes the beast inside me takes over and I am overcome by the need to feed.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I was brought back to the moment by the man sitting to my left, who seemed overcome by Harry’s rendition of the piece. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Yet they overcame their fears and took on the responsibility in order to save their stricken city and its people. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z These kids had just spent an hour telling me stories that were tragic and unsettling, but I reminded them that those same stories also showed their persistence, self-reliance, and ability to overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After surviving a month of serious focus and self-discipline, I felt like I could overcome anything. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The city had overcome the trauma of the ’67 riots. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They couldn’t help finding these pictures funny—but still, as Burt caught the spirit and made amusing comments on the films, I was overcome with a sense of mischief. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Invariably, it took Ben and Mary Anne months before they could overcome their native diffidence, which actually was an obstinate refusal to make themselves vulnerable. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were overcome by the pain and missed a number, the guards started over at number one. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “I am a fearless fighter for girls’ education who overcame a horrific attempt to silence me.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He scoops some egg onto his fork and then sets it down again, once more overcome with mirth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The correct means to overcome a kelpie is to get a bridle over its head with a Placement Charm, which renders it docile and unthreatening. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I felt giddy and almost overcome,” Edna said, lifting her hands instinctively to her head and pushing her straw hat up from her forehead. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She imagined that tongue as a warm, slimy mollusk, and she was overcome by a wave of nausea, but she kept her eyes open. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the other monsters overcame their confusion, the Cadillac was half a mile down the road. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Tiller sat there, rocking, overcome with memories of babies in his arms, of singing, of patting, of dreaming. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z My brother, it seemed, had finally overcome enough of his panic to warn my mother, but not before more than half the house had been destroyed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Some children’s singing games have their roots in circle dances, while others reflect social traditions of courtship and marriage, friendship, overcoming childhood fears, or just expressing the fun and merriment of childhood. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He is now eighteen and struggling to overcome all the setbacks he has had over the years. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I was overcome with ceremonial feelings but unable to remember the proper formula. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z During the day, she was overcome by the suffocation of that leaden sun, and at night she shivered in her bed, protecting herself from chills with hot-water bottles and woolen shawls. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I rest my head forward on the edge of the table, overcome with loathing for myself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Only years later did Melita overcome her Nazi training and realize the implication of her actions. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z That imposed a constraint Lawrence had become a master at overcoming. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They thought our youth could help us overcome everything. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z One way we have overcome the bitterness of some plants is by cooking. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Then some being shamed by his mercy overcame their fear and went on, and the others took new hope, hearing of a manful deed within their measure that they could turn to, and they departed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As the alcohol overcomes my mind, I hear the glass bottle shatter on the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z We turn to music to feel better, relieve anxiety, overcome a difficult situation, find calm and peace, or feel empowered and fearless. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Dill was seized with a bad whooping spell, and Reverend Moorehead whispered to Jem, “Take the child out into the air. He is overcome.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z As the music filled the church, Karl became overcome with emotion. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When Valentine’s addresses took a stern tone, his practical disposition overcoming his generosity, Gloria stepped in to smooth matters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It meant of course that the sailor should let go with one hand and overcome his fear, to get the sails working. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z After another few seconds of sniffing, touching, and whisker twitching, curiosity overcame wariness. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, his weariness overcame him and he slept, plunged in nightmares. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z When he tried to make the words, he was overcome with terror. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, sure, exactly; she came in overcome with lust and I took advantage of her.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The fair boy said this solemnly; but then the delight of a realized ambition overcame him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was said that the Tartars had invaded Muscovy, and were surging north to St. Petersburg, from where they would be able to dominate the Baltic Sea and eventually overcome the entire west erf Europe. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But there’s also magic 'in the ways people find to overcome their curses, and maybe even find a way to make something beautiful out of them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It was so strong that it overcame his fear: he could almost have run out there and then down the road without his hat, as Bilbo had done on a similar morning long ago. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z By her position, leaning up against the trunk of the tree, I'd guess Glimmer was supposed to be on guard, but fatigue overcame her. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A backwash of restlessness and desire overcame him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z As lunch progressed, the woman began almost to chatter, as though she were overcoming her shyness, or forcing herself to. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z At the time, Jean Louise was so overcome with despair at the prospect of being too old to enjoy anything when it would finally be over, she refrained from pursuing the subject. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Only further threats, notably Shays’s Rebellion of 1786 and the unsolved burden of war debt, overcame the ex-colonies’ extreme reluctance to sacrifice autonomy and pushed them into adopting our current strong federal constitution in 1787. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z No doubt she will be too overcome to respond to the originality of my project. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door of the study I paused, overcome as always by the high shelves packed with books like a library and the dark wood of the walls and jalousies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But as Herman Miller tinkered with the design, coming up with new and better prototypes, and got people to overcome their qualms, the scores began to inch up. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I sat silent, recalling what a drudge she had been until Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt successfully overcame that bad habit of living, so highly desirable to be got rid of by some people. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The gruff tones of Hugo’s voice, with an occasional shout when his feelings overcame him, were very impressive, and the audience applauded the moment he paused for breath. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The professor looked awkward for a second, and then his eagerness overcame his reluctance. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Tobias said that stage three is about mental preparation—coming up with strategies to overcome my fears. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z To Kaori, the solution was clear: overcome your fears, and the nightmares go away. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The image is searing: a profligate human swarm unable to overcome the anger of Nature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Saturday before that, a violinist from Connecticut who made half the women weep, so overcome were they with feeling. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He felt strong enough to meet and overcome affliction, strong enough to face even Iceland. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But he did not let the emotion overcome him; he looked at facts. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not because I was overcome at having survived my ordeal, though I was. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a strange and unsettling sight, like he was standing at the edge of the universe, and for a brief moment he was overcome by vertigo, his knees weakening before he steadied himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “It would be embarrassing for Otrera if her followers failed in their duties—if, for instance, they were overcome by an outsider and a prison break occurred.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Administrators at Amherst and Harvard have also recently said that they would redouble their efforts to take into account the obstacles students have overcome. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z None of the Creightons slept well at night for a while, until exhaustion overcame their anxieties. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They were in the orchard now, in the dense interweaving of orange trees, and Richard felt a strangeness overcome him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Pilar overcame the disgust that her miserable fate inspired in her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Reyna ran scenarios on how she could overcome the three in the doorway. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She went to her grandparents’ closet and slid the paper door to the side, just suddenly overcome with curiosity about their lives. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I wobbled like a newly dropped calf, overcome with the smell of sweat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t say I was cross. I was fatigued. The heat overcame me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z For the match to become a reality, he had to overcome the impulses of his nature. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “There has been many a one, I fancy, overcome in the same way. I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z But as I lie in bed, I’m overcome by tiredness. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “I will set you a series of challenges, and you will tell me how you might overcome them with the resources I give you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She was completely overcome with fear, consumed by pain. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He could see no obstacle, but something too strong for his will to overcome barred the way. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But his affection for me at length overcame his dislike of learning, and he has permitted me to undertake a voyage of discovery to the land of knowledge.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z All is quiet except for the thumps and scuffles of their footsteps, and Mark finds that his excitement over who might be in the boat overcomes the growing stench as they descend. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I loved the attention, but that feeling was soon overcome by pain. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was not one person in the crowd who did not realize that they had overcome Caesar’s strongest intentions, that their mass will had triumphed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z All I need to do now is try to overcome them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z People came up to Deborah with tears in their eyes and told her that her mother’s cells had helped them overcome cancer. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z If the wind was blowing on race day, whoever was assigned lanes five and six would likely start off with about a two-length handicap to overcome relative to the inside lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Harry went over to the Gryffindor table, where Ron was sitting looking sickened, and Hermione seemed to have been overcome with giggles. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As the day ended, I hazily remember hearing Richard Parker roaring in the distance, but sleep overcame me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The stronger my anger, the more I am overcome with feelings of sadness and despair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the trees around the parking lot, the other harpies finally overcame their shock. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And if a tracker’s curiosity overcame his discretion, she eliminated him too. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I’m thankful you overcame it,” Wind Being said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Pluto gave him permission provided Hercules used no weapons to overcome him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Two different officers, overcome by the storm and its aftermath, had taken their own lives. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Do with us what you will, but sooner or later you shall be overcome. Gwydion shall learn of our fate. And Dallben...” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes, overcome by a new wonder, and looked around to make sure it was all real. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In Fenoglio's eyes Meggie saw the same insatiable hunger for a good new story that overcame her at the sight of any new and exciting book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If she managed to get through an entire week without crying, overcoming all the tests Nicolas imposed, she won a prize, which almost always consisted of a motorcycle ride at breakneck speed—an unforgettable experience. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, once the temperature had dropped to a few thousand degrees, and electrons and nuclei no longer had enough energy to overcome the electromagnetic attraction between them, they would have started combining to form atoms. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “We shall overcome,” she sings, and everyone who knows the words starts singing too. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He leaned forward to shut the door, and the Baudelaire orphans were too overcome with despair to get a last glimpse of Mr. Poe. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He found a bed in the entrance hall, but he could not sleep for wondering how he could overcome so many shameless fellows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That confidence enabled me, several months later, to overcome my fear of the silence. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing outside in the rain, in the cold, wet light from the single streetlight, Velutha was suddenly overcome by sleep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “He wears a headlamp. Ingenious, really. I admire his creativity in the face of opposition. Entrepreneurship at its finest—there are no impossibilities, just hurdles to be overcome.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z So it befell that by false cunning and pretended tears those were conquered whom great Diomedes had never overcome, nor savage Achilles, nor ten years of warfare, nor a thousand ships. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to duck his threshing fists or at least to make them ineffective, but at last fear overcame her and she tried to run. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes I more than held my own—as in the state’s Academic Decathlon, in English and other subjects where my curiosity and interest overcame my rebelliousness. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As she watched poor Margaret turn pale and loosen the braid, Penelope was overcome by a particular type of irritated feeling that is known as “having one’s feathers ruffled.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Not only did Inka infantrymen have to overcome their initial stupefaction, their leaders had to reinvent their military tactics while in the midst of an invasion. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the sickness of cowardice overcoming me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “But comrade, you cannot stage their revolution for them. You can only create awareness. Educate them. They must launch their own struggle. They must overcome their fears.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I know I can help her overcome this undeserved suffering. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Although we killed the Indians who held the litter, others at once took their places and held it aloft, and in this manner we spent a long time in overcoming and killing Indians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Once we reconnected, I was overcome by this drive to make up for all the years we’d missed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Dad waved his hands no, too overcome or nauseous to speak. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good!” said the Professor, “both good. But neither must go alone. There must be force to overcome force if need be; the Slovak is strong and rough, and he carries rude arms.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “It takes a special kind of kid to overcome an injury like that,” said Belew. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I am overcome with grief, with loss, with the stark misery of being alone. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z All is not lost; the unconquerable Will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome?* Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z In my most worried moments, I take a breath and remind myself of the dignity and decency I’ve seen in people throughout my life, the many obstacles that have already been overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For the moment, he forgot all his anger and Thyon’s cryptic insinuations and was simply overcome by the significance of the achievement. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And when the religious ceremonies had been completed, we left, my husband and I. How well I remember the day, and the sudden sickness that overcame me when the moment for departure came! Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The young Cicero overcame some of that shyness by taking lessons from the theater, going on to model his style on Clodius Aesopus. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She quickly overcame all my objections and convinced me that it would do Algernon good to have companionship. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z For an interminable second, Blanca was suspended in her own uncertainty; then she was overcome with horror. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Your world shifts, but you’re asked to adjust and overcome, to play your music the same as everyone else. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As Inti’s rays showed strong and true, the power of the sacred drink overcame me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When this was finally done, they found several unacceptable contacts that could not be overcome by minor jiggling. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Yet, even so, when they reached the field where the King and the Colchians were waiting, and the bulls rushed out from their lair breathing forth flames of fire, terror overcame them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A lifetime of conditioning could be overcome, but not easily. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He had joined the ranks of those ‘overcome with the incredible delight conceived of their own devises and inventions’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Suddenly, and without warning, I was overcome by a rush of emotion. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “That isn’t overcoming cowardice! Cowardice is how you decide to be in real life, and in real life, I am not getting pecked to death by crows, Four!” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Soon Mother will send word of his birth to the bishop, who will rule on our future, but for now my delight in Hamlet overcomes any fear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The theme of covert tensions, overcome by right thinking and positive attitude, continues in the twelve-minute video entitled You’ve Picked a Great Place to Work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly my starved body responded to food and overcame the lean years of Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee, counteracting the flesh-sapping anxiety of fear-filled days. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They were just lucky to be wired to endure and overcome. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The sensation of skin on skin set off a riot of revulsion in Kaz’s head, but because he’d been anticipating the attack, he managed to control the sickness that overcame him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It's a stigma we’ve earned and are trying to overcome with our own unique blend of guilt and hypocrisy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Ridgeway watched them stagger down the gangplanks, rheumy and bewildered, overcome by the city. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She advanced slowly toward him, and Mr. Edwards overcame his impulse to edge away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I genuinely believe that people who overcome these things have a special place, a core courage, a spirit of integrity that no one else can get to,” she observes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She was cold, but she was the same sweet woman as ever: I spoke to her gently, caressed her, and slept awhile when weariness overcame my grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No one else understood the intricacies of our family and what our parents had to overcome just so we could live in America. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “I had hold of the handles of the box today and it overcame my depression a little—just a little, not like this. But anyhow I got hit by a rock, here.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Several highly intelligent creatures are classified as ‘beasts’ because they are incapable of overcoming their own brutal natures. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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